Statistics Norway

Domestic transport performances

1   Domestic passenger transport1, by mode of transport. 1965,1970,1975,1980,1985,1990, 1995 and 2000-2004
Mode of transport 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
  Million passengers
Total 1 316      1 847      2 320      2 628      3 385      3 725      3 805      4 198      4 257      4 343      44 411      4 443
Water transport 25 36 44 51 52 54 44 46 45 46 46 46
Ferry transport 17 28 36 43 45 47 36 38 36 37 37 38
Other regular service 8 8 8 8 7 7 8 9 9 9 9 8
Railway transport etc.  137  120  122  132  119  115  130  158  159  153  147  141
Norwegian State Railways 34 29 33 37 34 34 40 50 49 46 45 46
Other railways - - - - - - - 5 5 4 4 5
Suburban railways and urban tramways  103 91 89 95 85 81 90  103  105  103 97 90
Road transport 1 153 1 690 2 152 2 442 3 209 3 549 3 623 3 983 4 043 4 136 44 210 4 247
Scheduled road transport  308  323  310  332  289  278  286  320  324  319  321  329
Taxis 252 253 259 271 62 70 71 73 75 72 70 70
Taxis etc.         26 19 35  106  105 99 90 80
Private cars3  693 1 227 1 708 1 976 2 753 3 094 3 141 3 345 3 399 3 502 43 579 3 614
Motorcycles, mopeds  100 87 75 63 79 88 90  139  140  144  150  154
Air transport 1 1 2 3 5 7 8 10 10 9 9 9
  Million passenger kilometres
Total 17 384 25 824 35 305 40 705 47 656 53 881 56 132 62 768 63 661 64 587 465 157 66 206
Water transport  572  631  660  660  643  694  678  845  841  860  858  851
Ferry transport  116  195  275  321  323  322  252  297  286  282  283  293
Other regular service  456  436  385  339  320  372  426  547  556  578  575  558
Railway transport etc. 2 020 1 930 2 271 2 751 2 567 2 430 2 681 3 353 3 272 2 989 2 896 3 064
Norwegian State Railways 1 629 1 498 1 827 2 250 2 112 2 011 2 300 2 634 2 536 2 264 2 204 2 390
Other railways - - - - - - -  223  228  227  216  238
Suburban railways and urban tramways  391  432  444  501  455  419  381  496  508  498  476  436
Road transport 14 512 22 631 31 353 35 819 42 299 48 092 49 206 54 156 55 291 56 709 457 604 58 247
Scheduled road transport 3 263 3 726 3 963 4 257 3 948 3 890 3 752 4 141 4 105 4 125 4 005 4 231
Taxis 2 398 2 429 2 475 2 625  461  523  566  583  609  580  575  571
Taxis etc.          377  278  505 1 535 1 522 1 429 1 300 1 165
Private cars3 10 053 17 781 26 311 30 436 36 884 42 696 43 659 46 832 47 925 49 383 450 464 50 962
Motorcycles, mopeds  798  695  604  501  629  705  724 1 065 1 130 1 192 1 260 1 319
Air transport  280  632 1 021 1 475 2 147 2 665 3 567 4 415 4 257 4 030 3 799 4 043
  Relative figures 1965=100
Passengers  100  140  176  200  257  283  289  319  323  330 4 335  338
Passenger kilometres  100  149  203  234  274  310  323  361  366  372 4 375  381
1  Including only passengers who enter as well as leave any means of transport in Norway.
2  Taxis etc. are included in taxis.
3  Drivers are included in the calculations.
4  The figures have been revised since the last publication.
Source: Estimates made by institute of Transport Economics and Statistics Norway.

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